Does Crain Communications pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Crain Communications employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Crain Communications. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Crain Communications?

39% of Crain Communications employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Crain Communications 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Crain Communications?

Reporter (19) , Editor (10) , Manager (10) , Account Executive (6) , Director (5) , Marketing (5) , Editorial (4) , Intern (4) , Journalist (4) , Senior Reporter (4) , Business Analyst (3) , Editorial Intern (3) , Project Manager (3) , Sales (3) , Ad Sales Director (2)

What are the pros of working at Crain Communications according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good income and benefits for someone starting their career in the business world." ((in 15 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 11 reviews)); "Salaries are competitive." ((in 11 reviews)); "Approachable colleagues and superiors" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Crain Communications according to real employee reviews?

"Dying industry and poor management" ((in 21 reviews)); "Low pay and no chance for advancement" ((in 11 reviews)); "There are way too many managers to report to so there's a weird reporting structure." ((in 9 reviews)); "Continued cuts and layoffs across the board, though faring better than a lot of other news/trade pubs" ((in 9 reviews)); "Not a lot of room for advancement." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Crain Communications layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Crain Communications layoffs and their outlook for job security at Crain Communications in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Crain Communications locations?

Detroit , New York , Chicago , Conway , Akron , Cleveland , Grand Rapids , Houston , Cuyahoga Falls , Mountain View , Farmington Hills , United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento

Crain Communications reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(292 total reviews)

KC Crain

47% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (292 reviews)

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Crain Communications has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Crain Communications employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

292 reviews

2.0

Dec 4, 2013

Working for Crain Communications

Copy editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Award-winning magazines and websites. * Beautiful downtown Chicago offices.

Cons

* Poorly managed * Outdated computer systems

5.0

Dec 2, 2013

Great Company to work for!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent products - absolutely best in class . Overall really great people - nice, hardworking and very smart. Crain family really cares about and takes care of their employees. Strong family values. Younger Crain family members have a great vision for the future. Offices are very nice and clean.

Cons

Still outdated in many centralized corporate areas, however that is finally starting to change. Legacy staff in the Detroit office can be very political. Some people have stayed for so long that their skills are a bit outdated.

3.0

Sep 9, 2013

Still in America, for now.

Art director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Clean Offices. Good benefits package for full time employees. Usually a year end holiday bonus. New equipment Computers.

Cons

Moving as much work as possible overseas for cheap labor? Always adding more to the to do list and nothing more to the paycheck. Extra work is not always rewarded.

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